Western Nudist Research Library (WNRL)
@wnrl.bsky.social
The Western Nudist Research Library is an independent member-supported nonprofit incorporated in 2006, on the grounds of the Glen Eden Sun Club. Our mission is to catalogue, digitize, and preserve the history of nudism.
Honoring Woody Miller, a pillar of San Francisco’s public nudist community who lived openly and without compromise. Thank you to his husband, John Wilson, for donating Woody’s nudist collection, including vital LGBTQIA+ material our library sorely lacked.
#nudism #LGBTQIA #naturism #sanfrancisco
#nudism #LGBTQIA #naturism #sanfrancisco
January 26, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Honoring Woody Miller, a pillar of San Francisco’s public nudist community who lived openly and without compromise. Thank you to his husband, John Wilson, for donating Woody’s nudist collection, including vital LGBTQIA+ material our library sorely lacked.
#nudism #LGBTQIA #naturism #sanfrancisco
#nudism #LGBTQIA #naturism #sanfrancisco
Spreading your wings is not about becoming someone new. It's about finally giving yourself permission to show who you really are. Growth starts the moment you stop hiding for the comfort of others.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” - Oscar Wilde
📸 1964 Utopia
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” - Oscar Wilde
📸 1964 Utopia
January 25, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Spreading your wings is not about becoming someone new. It's about finally giving yourself permission to show who you really are. Growth starts the moment you stop hiding for the comfort of others.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” - Oscar Wilde
📸 1964 Utopia
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” - Oscar Wilde
📸 1964 Utopia
Not saying you should go naked in a National Park…just noting it's not explicitly banned by federal law in most U.S. National Parks.
Anyone else feel like Joshua Tree isn’t even on Earth? One step in and the whole place feels otherworldly.
📸 1965 Utopia magazine
Anyone else feel like Joshua Tree isn’t even on Earth? One step in and the whole place feels otherworldly.
📸 1965 Utopia magazine
January 24, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Not saying you should go naked in a National Park…just noting it's not explicitly banned by federal law in most U.S. National Parks.
Anyone else feel like Joshua Tree isn’t even on Earth? One step in and the whole place feels otherworldly.
📸 1965 Utopia magazine
Anyone else feel like Joshua Tree isn’t even on Earth? One step in and the whole place feels otherworldly.
📸 1965 Utopia magazine
When diehard nudists are reaching for a heavy coat and scarf, you know it’s serious. To all our friends bracing for the incoming deep freeze tonight, we hope you stay safe and warm!
📸 1963 Nudist Photo Field Trip
📸 1963 Nudist Photo Field Trip
January 22, 2026 at 8:41 PM
When diehard nudists are reaching for a heavy coat and scarf, you know it’s serious. To all our friends bracing for the incoming deep freeze tonight, we hope you stay safe and warm!
📸 1963 Nudist Photo Field Trip
📸 1963 Nudist Photo Field Trip
A human pyramid only works with a solid base. The same is true for the WNRL. Your time, donations of nudist materials, or financial support make everything we do possible.
Check out the ways you can help: wnrl.org/how-to-help/
📸 Nudist Way of Life magazine
#nudism #nudist
Check out the ways you can help: wnrl.org/how-to-help/
📸 Nudist Way of Life magazine
#nudism #nudist
January 21, 2026 at 9:57 PM
A human pyramid only works with a solid base. The same is true for the WNRL. Your time, donations of nudist materials, or financial support make everything we do possible.
Check out the ways you can help: wnrl.org/how-to-help/
📸 Nudist Way of Life magazine
#nudism #nudist
Check out the ways you can help: wnrl.org/how-to-help/
📸 Nudist Way of Life magazine
#nudism #nudist
Repost if you're dreaming of summer!
📸 1967 Garden of Eden magazine
📸 1967 Garden of Eden magazine
January 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Repost if you're dreaming of summer!
📸 1967 Garden of Eden magazine
📸 1967 Garden of Eden magazine
Funny Friday
📸 1956 American Nudist Magazine
📸 1956 American Nudist Magazine
January 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Funny Friday
📸 1956 American Nudist Magazine
📸 1956 American Nudist Magazine
Nobody puts Baby in a swimsuit.
📸 Nudist Way of Life magazine
📸 Nudist Way of Life magazine
January 15, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Nobody puts Baby in a swimsuit.
📸 Nudist Way of Life magazine
📸 Nudist Way of Life magazine
Reposted by Western Nudist Research Library (WNRL)
Walt Zadanoff, nudist leader who bridged recreation and advocacy, has passed away www.planetnude.co/p/walt-zadan...
Walt Zadanoff, nudist leader who bridged recreation and advocacy, has passed away
As a club and organizational founder and ASA president, he helped shape modern organized nudism
www.planetnude.co
January 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Walt Zadanoff, nudist leader who bridged recreation and advocacy, has passed away www.planetnude.co/p/walt-zadan...
January 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
WNRL has a soft spot for old nudist magazines, probably as much as you enjoy seeing them again. We are looking for vintage magazines, books, and other nudist materials that people may want to donate. If you have something in mind, message us directly.
📸 1968 Urban Nudist Magazine
📸 1968 Urban Nudist Magazine
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
WNRL has a soft spot for old nudist magazines, probably as much as you enjoy seeing them again. We are looking for vintage magazines, books, and other nudist materials that people may want to donate. If you have something in mind, message us directly.
📸 1968 Urban Nudist Magazine
📸 1968 Urban Nudist Magazine
Funny Friday
📸 1967 Utopia Magazine
📸 1967 Utopia Magazine
January 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Funny Friday
📸 1967 Utopia Magazine
📸 1967 Utopia Magazine
Who made some resolutions? Better question; have you kept them so far?
📸 1965 Nudism in Action
📸 1965 Nudism in Action
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Who made some resolutions? Better question; have you kept them so far?
📸 1965 Nudism in Action
📸 1965 Nudism in Action
The WNRL is honored to receive a $5,000 grant from the Groundwork Grants program to help us participate in the Ready or Not: California Cultural Heritage Disaster Preparedness Project. Thank you to the @castatelibrary.bsky.social and Myriad Consulting and Training for investing in our library.
January 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The WNRL is honored to receive a $5,000 grant from the Groundwork Grants program to help us participate in the Ready or Not: California Cultural Heritage Disaster Preparedness Project. Thank you to the @castatelibrary.bsky.social and Myriad Consulting and Training for investing in our library.
Funny Friday
📸 Utopia Magazine 1966
📸 Utopia Magazine 1966
January 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Funny Friday
📸 Utopia Magazine 1966
📸 Utopia Magazine 1966
Happy New Year from the Western Nudist Research Library. Thanks to everyone who supports our work and believes in preserving nudist history. Here’s to many nude adventures in 2026.
📸 Swallow Tales J/F 1985
#happynewyear #happynudeyear #nudenewyear
📸 Swallow Tales J/F 1985
#happynewyear #happynudeyear #nudenewyear
December 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Happy New Year from the Western Nudist Research Library. Thanks to everyone who supports our work and believes in preserving nudist history. Here’s to many nude adventures in 2026.
📸 Swallow Tales J/F 1985
#happynewyear #happynudeyear #nudenewyear
📸 Swallow Tales J/F 1985
#happynewyear #happynudeyear #nudenewyear
Many thanks to Dr. Carl Hild for another outstanding donation to the WNRL. His latest gift includes five books by Richard Ungewitter, published from 1909 to 1920, including Nakt (Naked).
Do you have books or materials you’d like to donate? Reach out to us. We’d love to connect.
Do you have books or materials you’d like to donate? Reach out to us. We’d love to connect.
December 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Many thanks to Dr. Carl Hild for another outstanding donation to the WNRL. His latest gift includes five books by Richard Ungewitter, published from 1909 to 1920, including Nakt (Naked).
Do you have books or materials you’d like to donate? Reach out to us. We’d love to connect.
Do you have books or materials you’d like to donate? Reach out to us. We’d love to connect.
From all of us at the WNRL, we wish everyone a healthy and joyous Christmas! We hope you are surrounded by love and happiness!
📸 1968 Sun Strip Magazine
📸 1968 Sun Strip Magazine
December 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
From all of us at the WNRL, we wish everyone a healthy and joyous Christmas! We hope you are surrounded by love and happiness!
📸 1968 Sun Strip Magazine
📸 1968 Sun Strip Magazine
Psst…here's a secret Santa tip 🎄
A donation to the WNRL is a great gift and it helps us continue our work of archiving all the great nudist content we can get our hands on.
www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
A donation to the WNRL is a great gift and it helps us continue our work of archiving all the great nudist content we can get our hands on.
www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
December 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Psst…here's a secret Santa tip 🎄
A donation to the WNRL is a great gift and it helps us continue our work of archiving all the great nudist content we can get our hands on.
www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
A donation to the WNRL is a great gift and it helps us continue our work of archiving all the great nudist content we can get our hands on.
www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
Funny Friday
📸 Utopia Magazine 1964
📸 Utopia Magazine 1964
December 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Funny Friday
📸 Utopia Magazine 1964
📸 Utopia Magazine 1964
Forget your parkas, some folks really know how to embrace the cold. We'd love to give it a shot but being in California, finding a place to sled is a little bit of a challenge.
📸 1965 Nudist New Front magazine
📸 1965 Nudist New Front magazine
December 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Forget your parkas, some folks really know how to embrace the cold. We'd love to give it a shot but being in California, finding a place to sled is a little bit of a challenge.
📸 1965 Nudist New Front magazine
📸 1965 Nudist New Front magazine
It's time to start planning those holiday parties, if you haven't already. We've got a few nudist parties to attend this year. Now the question is, what to bring?
📸 1963 Nudist Photo Field Trip
📸 1963 Nudist Photo Field Trip
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It's time to start planning those holiday parties, if you haven't already. We've got a few nudist parties to attend this year. Now the question is, what to bring?
📸 1963 Nudist Photo Field Trip
📸 1963 Nudist Photo Field Trip